Chavez Revolution Losing Steam In Venezuelan Slums
CARACAS (Reuters) - In some of Latin America's largest slums ringing the Venezuelan capital, Cuban doctors vaccinate children, monitor pregnant women and conduct free eye tests where no medical services existed before. feeds.nytimes.com |
Report: Food Prices to Rise Over Next Decade
FAO/OECD predict some grain costs could go up between 15 and 40 percent www1.voanews.com |
Mexican Governor Seeks More National Troops
Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina reacts to the murder of a mayor by presumed drug traffickers www1.voanews.com |
World Briefing | THE AMERICAS: Venezuela: 36 People Survive Plane Crash
Thirty-six of the 51 people on board a plane operated by Conviasa, Venezuela’s state-owned airline, survived a crash Monday in the eastern city of Ciudad Guayana. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexico: 13 Dead in Massacre at Ciudad Juarez Party
Gunmen stormed two homes and massacred 13 young partygoers in the latest large-scale attack in this violent border city, even as a new government strategy seeks to restore order with social programs and massive police deployments. feeds.nytimes.com |